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ARTICLE · 13 MAY 2016

Drone Collision Task Force To The Rescue

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Drones, drones, drones … Everyone is droning on about drones as they become ever more ubiquitous.

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Eric Sinrod
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Drones, drones, drones ... Everyone is droning on about drones as they become ever more ubiquitous. But as drones become more commonplace, there have been growing concerns — especially with respect to safety in the sky.

So, along comes the European Aviation Safety Agency, just proclaiming that it intends to establish a task force specifically dedicated to studying the risks posed by drones, especially as relates to potential drone collisions with aircraft.

This announcement, originally disclosed by AP and also reported on by Mashable.com, states that the task force will examine various potential weaknesses of aircraft in the event of collisions with drones — such as windshields, engines and outer aircraft frames.

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